Context

Choose the CLI framework for the ai-company command-line interface. The CLI is the primary human interaction surface for managing companies, agents, and tasks.

Options under consideration:

• Typer — Modern, type-hint driven, auto-completion support, built on Click
• Click — Mature, widely adopted, explicit decorators
• argparse — Standard library, no dependencies, verbose

A terminal output library must also be chosen (e.g., Rich for tables, colors, progress bars).

Acceptance Criteria

• CLI framework evaluated and chosen with documented rationale
• Framework installed and added to project dependencies
• Basic CLI skeleton created with --help and --version flags
• Entry point configured in pyproject.toml (ai-company command)
• Rich (or equivalent) terminal output library chosen and installed
• Decision documented (ADR or design doc)
• Basic smoke test verifying CLI entry point works

Dependencies

• None (can start independently)

Design Spec Reference

• Spec 15.2 — CLI interface requirements